EuroGentest standing up to scrutiny - first year demonstrates good progress harmonizing community approaches
Richard Hayhurst, Jean-Jacques Cassiman
page 5 Abstract & full text article (PDF)

Plant Genetics

QTL mapping of Fusarium moniliforme ear rot resistance in maize. 1. Map construction with microsatellite and AFLP markers
Fan Zhang, Xue-Qin Wan, Guang-Tang Pan
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Tissue-culture-responsive and autotetraploidy-responsive changes in metabolic profiles of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
Marcin Filipecki, Zhimin Yin, Anita Wisniewska, Mieczyslaw Smiech, Robert Malinowski, Stefan Malepszy
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Identification of QTLs associated with citrus resistance to Phytophthora gummosis
Amauri Siviero, Mariangela Cristofani, Edson L. Furtado, Antonio A.F. Garcia, Alexandre S.G. Coelho, Marcos A. Machado
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Genetic parameters and correlations of collar rot resistance with important biochemical and yield traits in opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.)
Mala Trivedi, Rajesh K. Tiwari, Om P. Dhawan
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Animal Genetics

The multigene family of fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs): Function, structure and polymorphism
Agata Chmurzynska
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Polymorphism of ß-lactoglobulin gene in Indian goats and its effect on milk yield
Ajay Kumar, Pramod K. Rout, Ramadhar Roy
page 49 Abstract & full text article (PDF)

Microsatellite polymorphism in intron 1 of the bovine myostatin gene
Xochitl F. De la Rosa-Reyna, Mario A. Rodriguez Perez, Ana M. Sifuentes-Rincon
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A new SNP in the promoter region of the porcine MYF5 gene has no effect on its transcript level in m. longissimus dorsi
Pawel Urbanski, Krzysztof Flisikowski, Rafal R. Starzynski, Jolanta Kuryl, Marian Kamyczek
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Polymorphism within the LDHA gene in the homing and non-homing pigeons
Andrzej Dybus, Jacek Pijanka, Yeong-Hsiang Cheng, Fangmiin Sheen, Wilhelm Grzesiak, Magdalena Muszynska
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Human Genetics

Mitochondrial DNA mutations in human neoplasia
Anna M. Czarnecka, Pawel Golik, Ewa Bartnik
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A quantitative bacterial micro-assay for rapid detection of serum phenylalanine in dry blood-spots: Application in phenylketonuria screening
Sadeq Vallian, Hassan Moeini
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Mutagenic activity of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
Katarzyna Ulanowska, Grzegorz Wegrzyn
page 85 Abstract & full text article (PDF)

Infertility and marker chromosomes: Application of molecular cytogenetic techniques in a case of inv dup(15)
Tania M. Vulcani-Freitas, Vera L. Gil-da-Silva-Lopes, Marileila Varella-Garcia, Andrea T. Maciel-Guerra
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